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Earning Your Trust in Southern California Since 1990

Water, Wastewater, Hydraulics and Civil Engineering

DESIGN SERVICES We focus on specific disciplines within Civil Engineering:

- Water Pipeline Design

- Water Pump Station Design

- Municipal and Irrigation Deep Well Design - Water Rights, Water Resources and Water Supply

- Wastewater Collection

- Wastewater Lift Station Design - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) - Septic Leach Fields, Horizontal Deep Beds, Vertical Seepage Pits

- Steady Steady Water System Modeling

- Extended Period Simulations

- Hydraulic Transient (Water Hammer) Modeling - construction Observation

- Specialized Expert Witness - Value Engineering Services

WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO For over 45 years Jeffrey C. Heden has delivered a unique range of water, wastewater, hydraulics and civil engineering projects for public and private clients throughout the United States. He attended undergraduate school at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and graduate school at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.


Clients included the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, the City of San Diego, California, The City of Seattle, Washington, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Rainbow Municipal Water District, City of San Juan Capistrano, Park City Municipal Corporation, Deer Valley Resort, Mammoth Equities and Sun City West Development Corporation. Mr. Heden has worked for a wide range of consultants, from smaller local firms specializing in ski area development to growing multi-service regional firms and industry-leading world-wide water and wastewater planning, design and construction firms.

We Pride Ourselves With Cost-Effective Pricing and Fast Turn Arounds
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MILES OF PIPELINE DESIGNED
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Services We offer

WATER PIPELINE DESIGN: WSP (Welded Steel Pipe), RCC (Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipe), HDD (Horizontal Directional Drilling), DIP (Ductile Iron Pipe), PVC Pipeline Systems WATER PUMP STATIONS: Vertical Turbine Pumps, Centrifugal Pumps, Submersible Pumps, End Suction Pumps, In-Line Pumps WATER SYSTEM MODELING: Hydraulic Transient Analysis (Water Hammer), Extended Period Simulations, Steady-State Hydraulic Analysis
  • WASTEWATER LIFT STATIONS: Submersible Pumps, Centrifugal Pumps, Positive Displacement Pumps, Effluent Pump Systems

  • WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Gravity Sewers, Pressure Force Mains, Horizontal Installations, Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD), Combined Sewer Systems (CSS)

  • WATER & SEWER MASTER PLANNING: Water Resources Planning, Water Rights Analysis, Emergency Water Delivery Systems Planning
  • TECHNICAL REVIEW, QA/QC ANALYSES, CONSTRUCTION OBSERVVATION: Peer Reviews, Value Engineering, Services During Construction, Opinions of Probable Constructon Cost, Specifications
Get your project started. Talk with a licensed engineer.
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Based in San Diego. Trusted Across Southern California.

For over 45 years, public agencies and special districts from San Diego to Sacramento have relied on JC Heden for accurate, senior-level water, wastewater, and hydraulics engineering. We bring principal-level expertise to every project - no matter where in Southern California.

Our Commitment to Professionalism

LICENSES

  • Registered Civil Engineer — California
  • Licensed Land Surveyor — California

INSURANCE

  • Fully Insured
  • Professional Liability
  • General Liability & Workers' Compensation

Certifications

  • City of San Diego ELBE
  • California State SBE
  • Port of San Diego SBE

REGISTRATIONS

  • SDCWA SCOOP
  • MWD of SoCal

PROVEN, LOCAL, EXPERIENCED, AND RESPONSIVE TO YOUR NEEDS

45+ YEARS OF WATER/WASTEWATER DESIGN EXPERIENCE TO HELP YOU

Trusted by MUNICIPAL DEVELOPERS across California

Professional Water Design • Expert Engineers • Experience since 1980
hedenjc@gmail.com(858) 353 - 4399

Clients and Partners

California Water Districts & Utilities
Local Cities & Government
Private

How to Start your project with Us

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Recieve a Clear Scope & Proposal

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Deliverables by a Principal Engineer

  • San Diego's senior-level engineering consultant for water, wastewater, and hydraulic systems. Serving public agencies and special districts across Southern California and the western U.S. since 1980.
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CONTACT

(858) 353 - 4399
Registered Engineer - Mr. Jeffrey C. Heden, PE California Registered Civil Engineer C-31747
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